laryngeal sac
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laryngeal saccule — n a membranous sac in the larynx located between the false vocal cords and the inner surface of the thyroid cartilage and containing mucus secreting glands whose secretion lubricates the vocal cords called also laryngeal pouch, laryngeal sac * *… … Medical dictionary
laryngeal pouch — noun also laryngeal sac or laryngeal saccule : a saccular expansion of the lateral wall cavity of the larynx between the true and false vocal cords that is greatly developed in certain monkeys (as the orang) … Useful english dictionary
sac — 1. A pouch or bursa. SYN: saccus [TA]. SEE ALSO: sacculus. 2. An encysted abscess at the root of a tooth. 3. The capsule of a tumor, or envelope of a cyst. [L. saccus, a … Medical dictionary
Appendix of the laryngeal ventricle — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = appendix ventriculi laryngis or sacculus laryngis GraySubject = 236 GrayPage = 1080 Caption = Coronal section of larynx and upper part of trachea. Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve =… … Wikipedia
Bursa — A bursa is a closed fluid filled sac that functions to provide a gliding surface to reduce friction between tissues of the body. When the bursa becomes inflamed, the condition is known as "bursitis." Most commonly this is not an… … Medical dictionary
sinus — 1. [TA] A channel for the passage of blood or lymph, without the coats of an ordinary vessel; e.g., blood passages in the gravid uterus or those in the cerebral meninges. 2. [TA] A cavity or … Medical dictionary
Human voice — Voice redirects here. For other uses, see Voice (disambiguation). The spectrogram of the human voice reveals its rich harmonic content. The human voice consists of sound made by a human being using the vocal folds for talking, singing, laughing … Wikipedia
Artery — A vessel that carries blood that is high in oxygen content away from the heart to the farthest reaches of the body. Since blood in arteries is usually full of oxygen, the hemoglobin in the red blood cells is oxygenated. The resultant form of… … Medical dictionary
branch — An offshoot; in anatomy, one of the primary divisions of a nerve or blood vessel. A b.. See ramus, artery, nerve, vein. SYN: ramus (1) [TA]. accessory meningeal b. SYN: pterygomeningeal artery … Medical dictionary
saccule — 1. [TA] The smaller of the two membranous sacs in the vestibule of the labyrinth, lying in the spherical recess; it is connected with the cochlear duct by a very short tube, the ductus reuniens, and with the utriculus by the beginning of the… … Medical dictionary
